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  Publicly accessible Azure App Service app has an assigned managed identity
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# Publicly accessible Azure App Service app has an assigned managed identity with administrator-equivalent RBAC rights

## Description{% #description %}

A publicly accessible Azure App Service app has an assigned managed identity with administrator-equivalent Azure RBAC rights at the tenant root, a management group, or a subscription. If the app is compromised, an attacker could use the managed identity to control resources and security settings within that scope.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

1. Restrict public network access to the app by configuring access restrictions or a private endpoint. See [Azure App Service access restrictions](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/app-service/overview-access-restrictions).
1. Remove administrator-equivalent role assignments from the managed identity and grant only the permissions required by the workload. See [Remove Azure role assignments](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/role-assignments-remove).